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I think camera bag choice is very personal, if you like shoulder bags, I recommend Domke F3x.

It fits a body and 3-4 small lenses easily. It is a canvas bag so you can compress it if you travel light.

Edward

 

Thanks for confirming that. I am still waiting for Gitzo to get back to me. Too bad this particular tripod has some sections

stay put, some extend by gravity, makes it hard to use, as I need to remember which locks to tighten.

 

 

Andrew

 

After using a Gitzo for several years, I am used to all legs stay in place when locks are loosen, so when I need it in a

hurry, I don't need touch the locks. But I understand this is personal preference, I had an Aluminum tripod that extends all

sections. Each has its own merits and flaws.

 

 

BTW, there is not much information on the net about the new mountaineer series. This is why I got 0542 as well. I found

the new eXact tubing isn't that much stiffer than 6x, but the new g-lock is smoother and has a rubber ring to prevent sand

from getting into it. The diameters of the legs in new 0 series are only slightly thinner than the traveller, make it no

difference on stiffness of the two. It looks like the new 0 series is comparable to the old 1 series, the new 1 is the old 2

series in terms of load capacity. I wonder what they will do to the current traveller, make it beefier too?

Well I have a GT0542 (the new mountaineer series) with me for comparison, it doesn't do that either. So of three Gitzo

tripods I have, only GT1542T does that. Unfortunately that is the one I intend to keep. I guess I will give Gitzo a call and

what they say.

I just got a new Gitzo traveller tripod. Some section of the legs, when g-lock is loose, extend by itself from gravity. Is this normal? The

other Gitzo tripod I have does not do that. I normally leave all g-lock loose, legs stay in place until I extend them. Wonder how other Gitzo

tripods behave in this regard?

 

Thanks

<p>Love the color.</p><div></div>

<p>I was told that you can have private events in this cavern. Literally we saw tables and chairs in one of the big chambers.</p><div></div>

<p>With onboard flash, I caught this little bat hibernating in Longhorn Cavern. They are loners. We counted, 38 bats during one hour walk. Without the guide, I probably wouldn't have even found one.</p><div></div>

<p>Shun, it is indeed focus in infinity and on tripod.<br>

Guys, thanks for your responses, they are kind of what I thought, I just need to hear them.<br>

16-35mm is really a nice lens, I will be selling my 20mm but keep the 28mm.</p>

<p>I recently acquired a new Nikon 16-35mm F/4. I did a comparison on my other wide angle lenses, a 28mm AIS f/2 and a 20mm AFD, and found out the zoom is not as wide as these fixed focal lenses when I set it at respective focal length (just slightly). I wonder if anyone else has similar experience and is this considered normal for this lens?<br>

Thanks</p>

 

<p>It has been a crazy winter. This is Texas in March.</p><div></div>

<p>Hiking in Big Thicket National Preserve</p><div></div>

<p>A mushroom.</p><div></div>

<p>Last weekend, we took a day trip to Big Thicket National Preserve. A promise to show my kid what carnivorous pitcher plants look like. Perfect weather for hiking too. All taken with D800 and a 105mm AFS micro. This one has a honey bee inside, still alive. I can't stick my big lens inside the plant. Guess what? My son's iPod did.</p><div></div>

Another vote for Voigtlander, mine is 58mm f/1.4. Sweet bokeh, silk smooth focus ring, and very sharp. Excellent build.

<p>The town where we stay is having a worship celebration of ghost month (lunar July). Taken with Voigtlander 58mm.</p><div></div>

<p>An easy trail to one of the 100 peaks of Taiwan - Shihmen mountain. Taken with 28mm AIS f/2.</p><div></div>

<p>From the top of Hehuanjian Mountain 合歡尖山, Taiwan. About 3217M. Taken with D800 Voigtlander 58mm.</p><div></div>

<p>I use the exact same CF card on D800 without any problem. Have peace of mind.</p>

I use Op/Tech Pro on all of my cameras, I also use their tripod strap, very comfortable for hiking. I managed to break a

knuckle on the strap by accident (try slam car door on it, that will do), called the customer service trying to purchase the

replacement part for it. They sent me two for free. That is true customer service.

<p>John, Patrick, thanks for your kind words.<br>

I was debating whether to bring F100 along with D800. I am glad I did.</p>

<p>I lugged F100 with me on the same trip a month or two ago. Love the color of Velvia.</p><div></div>

<p>Ponderosa Point, Bryce Canyon</p><div></div>

<p>Inspiration Point, Bryce Canyon</p><div></div>

<p>Chris<br>

These two places are highly rated from the searches I found, I don't have personal experience with them.</p>

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<p>全彩現像<br>

Address : 台北市八德路二段229號2F<br>

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<p>Have you tried Vuescan or SliverFast to see they are faster than Epson? If you blow the film really clean, you might be able to turn ICE off, it speeds up a lot.</p>

<p>I don't mind slowness of scanning process, it is the high pitch sound that I find irritating and the struggle of getting the scan to look like what I see in the lightbox.</p>

<p>My workflow is scan with ICE apply only, and take it from there in Lightroom. I typically just touch up in white balance and exposure only, I like to keep the look as original as possible after all that is why I am still shooting film.</p>

<p>I have been toying with the idea of *scanning* with DSLR, but the only macro lens I have is 105mm, not sure if it is too long.</p>